But we don't have a lack of teachers. Couldn't retention just reflect poor compensation and bad working conditions?
> While it should be easier to fire bad teachers, the problem is that in places where it's easy to fire bad teachers, good teachers often end up getting fired for political reasons.
That's true of any job, though. What makes the teaching profession special in this regard?
> Couldn't retention just reflect poor compensation and bad working conditions?
Absolutely.
> That's true of any job, though.
Not really. In most jobs you can get fired due to internal company politics. But there aren't a lot of jobs where the general public can force your boss to fire you for, say, being insufficiently racist.
But we don't have a lack of teachers. Couldn't retention just reflect poor compensation and bad working conditions?
> While it should be easier to fire bad teachers, the problem is that in places where it's easy to fire bad teachers, good teachers often end up getting fired for political reasons.
That's true of any job, though. What makes the teaching profession special in this regard?